Read up on this entertaining match in the League One. Nantong Zhiyun is in the 1st place after featuring in three games. They receive Zibo Sunday who are placed 11th after three fixtures.
- Nantong Zhiyun is in the best form (3-0-0) in League One
- Zibo Sunday have the most scored goals in the first half (3) in League One
Not a lot of time to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a League One match only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Guangxi Baoyun, was also a home game here at Kangqiao Football Base. The away team is better rested.
Nantong Zhiyun form and stats
As mentioned below, Nantong Zhiyun are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 League One games. Nantong has recorded two wins in a row here at Kangqiao Football Base, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Nantong Zhiyun last time playing, versus Guangxi Baoyun. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Qingdao Youth Island.Early season league goal statistics from Nantong Zhiyun's 2 home games: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
Zibo Sunday form and stats
The visitors are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Zibo Sunday's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hebei Kungfu that finished 2-2.
Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Guangxi Baoyun's place.The schedule is very tough for Sunday now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Qingdao Youth Island is waiting in only four days.
Zibo Sunday have the goal stats of 1-4 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior two meetings): Nantong Zhiyun won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Zibo Sunday have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero Wenjie likes to face Zibo Sunday and have scored 3 goals in these encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Correia 2 goals |  M. Yang 1 goals | C. Huang 1 goals |
Nantong Zhiyun missing players
Zibo Sunday missing players
| Nantong Zhiyun | Zibo Sunday | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 3.3 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0.3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 9.5 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 38% | 27% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 71% |
| 4 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
- Nantong Zhiyun is in the best form (3-0-0) in League One
- Zibo Sunday have the most scored goals in the first half (3) in League One
| Nantong Zhiyun | Last season | Zibo Sunday | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 62 | 36 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Conceded | C | 27 | 52 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 53% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 26% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 47% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 44% | ||
| 38% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 29% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 44% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 53% | 61% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 69% | 51% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nantong Zhiyun | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Sichuan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Xinjiang Tianshan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Heilongjiang Lava Spring | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Shaanxi Chang'an | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Hebei Kungfu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Guangxi Baoyun | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Qingdao Jonoon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Zhenjiang Huasa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Nanjing City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Zibo Sunday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Beijing BG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Suzhou Dongwu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Shanghai Jiading | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Jiangxi Liansheng | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Shenyang Urban | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | BIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Qingdao Youth Island | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
